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and perhaps more frustrating to smart people looking to do good realize they are just one person. Huge, structural changes to society involve everyone.
by Zoo3y 5y ago
and perhaps more frustrating to smart people looking to do good realize they are just one person. Huge, structural changes to society involve everyone.
- kelseyfrog 5y agoThis feeling of frustration is familiar. What helped me was shifting the way I approached the problem. Rather than tasking myself with manipulating social structures directly, I've found joy in teaching others to recognize the structures, recognize the processes by which their reality is maintained, and formulate tools to expose their weaknesses and dismantle them. Ideas spread like seeds in the wind. Our collective mental soil is so ready to accept them.
- s7r 5y agoReally appreciate this sub-thread, including @Zoo3y and @teucris' comments. I share a similar perspective. In the case of this article, I feel like a lot of the behaviors come back to rent-seeking — here's a perspective that might resonate with you: https://rebrand.ly/end-of-rent https://rebrand.ly/end-of-rent If this interests, send me a note and let's connect/introduce!